Joseph Blackburne vs Akiba Rubinstein

Ostende-B · 1907 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Joseph Blackburne
Black Akiba Rubinstein
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Ostende-B
Site Ostende
Round 1
Date 1907.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/2p3p1/1p2K3/pP4k1/2P3p1/1P4P1/8 w - - 8 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 a6
  5. 5.Ba4 Be7
  6. 6.d3 d6
  7. 7.Nd5 b5
  8. 8.Bb3 Na5
  9. 9.Nxe7 Qxe7
  10. 10.Bg5 h6
  11. 11.Bxf6 Qxf6
  12. 12.Nd2 O-O
  13. 13.Qh5 Kh7
  14. 14.h4 Nxb3
  15. 15.axb3 Qe7
  16. 16.Qe2 f5
  17. 17.exf5 Bxf5
  18. 18.Nf1 Qf6
  19. 19.Ng3 Bg6
  20. 20.Ne4 Qe7
  21. 21.Qe3 Rf7
  22. 22.h5 Bf5
  23. 23.Ng3 d5
  24. 24.f3 Qb4+
  25. 25.Qd2 Qd4
  26. 26.O-O-O a5
  27. 27.Ne2 Qb6
  28. 28.d4 a4
  29. 29.b4 e4
  30. 30.fxe4 Bxe4
  31. 31.Ng3 c6
  32. 32.Nxe4 dxe4
  33. 33.Qe3 Re8
  34. 34.Rh4 Rfe7
  35. 35.Rf1 Qd8
  36. 36.Rf5 Rd7
  37. 37.Rxe4 Rxe4
  38. 38.Qxe4 Rxd4
  39. 39.Qe1 Qd6
  40. 40.c3 Rf4
  41. 41.Rxf4 Qxf4+
  42. 42.Qd2 Qg5
  43. 43.Qxg5 hxg5
  44. 44.Kd2 g6
  45. 45.h6 g4
  46. 46.Ke3 Kxh6
  47. 47.Kf4 g3
  48. 48.Ke4 Kg5
  49. 49.Ke5 Kg4
  50. 50.Ke4 Kg5
  51. 51.Ke5 Kg4

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